12/08/2017
HSBC boss sees Pearl River profit
HSBC announced earlier that John Flint, the head of retail banking and wealth management at the bank, will succeed Stuart Gulliver as chief executive next year.
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12/08/2017
Rothschild sacked as I-MED sale falls over at final hurdle
EQT signed Rothschild and Morgan Stanley as sale advisers.
12/08/2017
First Metro to tie up with Chinese bank
The investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group recently visited China to link up with CDB.
12/08/2017
Foreign banks closing down many ATMs
A close look at RBI data on ATMs deployed by foreign banks across geographies reveal a fall of almost 18 per cent in three years between 2014 and 2017.
12/07/2017
Fullerton Fund Management in Strategic Partnership
Proposed partnership aims to scale and leverage proven investment capabilities, create new products and solutions, and deepen investment talent
12/07/2017
Buoyant emerging markets face a testing 2018
Big risks are stronger US dollar and a China slowdown that hits global demand
12/06/2017
LaSalle develops its first logistics facility in Korea; sees more land purchases
The real estate investment firm said the facility has secured leases with a number of unidentified global companies.
12/06/2017
Asian markets dragged lower by tech, energy firms
There are also worries about China's crackdown on borrowing-fuelled investing.
12/06/2017
Aberdeen Standard Investments gets green light to launch funds in China
Aberdeen Standard Investments is the latest asset manager to obtain a licence to manage private funds in mainland China.
12/06/2017
Ex-BlueCrest Team to Open Over $200 Million Hedge Fund
Hong Kong-based hedge fund Ovata started trading on Dec. 1
12/05/2017
Westpac invests $60 million into its life insurance arm
Many of Australia's largest financial institutions are heeding this call and moving to become distributors rather than manufacturers.
12/05/2017
Real estate tycoon dies at age 65
Wong was the eldest son of late construction mogul and founder of Chyau Fwu Group, CS Hwang.
12/04/2017
20 years after Yamaichi’s collapse, Japanese securities industry still grappling with recovery
This is now the role of the Financial Services Agency.
12/04/2017
Hong Kong’s Income Partners, Sequoia China form strategic partnership
This move came after Beijing allowed foreign institutions to access the CIBM in 2016
12/04/2017
Philippines extends losses; Indonesia rebounds
Philippine shares tumbled more than 1% to a near 12-week low, as the passage of a tax bill in the U.S. Senate aided foreign outflows.
12/03/2017
BNP Paribas Takes 8 floors in taikoo place as multinationals flee hks central
The new lease in Island East makes the French bank the latest multinational company to look for alternatives to the atmospheric rents in Hong Kong’s traditional business hubs.
12/03/2017
Japan bank sets up ecozones in Marawi to help small biz
During the meeting, Dominguez bared the Philippine government’s plan to put up a community-based ecozone in Marawi to help its economy bounce back from the ruins and create jobs
12/01/2017
Nomura to Establish Merchant Banking Division
The Merchant Banking Division will be responsible for overseeing Nomura’s principal investment business from sourcing deals to providing equity to clients
12/01/2017
Malaysia's EPF’s investment income gain slows sharply in third quarter
The EPF’s investment income grew 74% year-on-year in the first quarter, and 37% in the second quarter.
12/01/2017
BoT optimistic 4% growth obtainable
Low base effect may give Q4 supercharge